The employment team at STALFORT Legal. Tax. Audit. specialises in advising foreign investors in Romania, acting in particular as ‘the legal bridge between Germany and Romania’. Alongside its expertise in supporting market entries, the team is also experienced in handling difficult terminations, including collective dismissals, and restructuring. The team collaborates with its in-house tax advisory services, providing a full-service offering for clients. Christian Weident leads the team and is praised by clients for his ‘holistic and to-the-point advice’. Weident is also a member of the employment practice group of the German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce. Carmen Radulescu is equipped to assist with work arising out of M&A transactions. Lavinia Cioc-Scarlat joined the team in February 2023.
Testimonials
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‘Christian Weident is an extraordinary professional, who is highly competent and has a practical approach. He understands the business challenges and gives holistic and to-the-point advice.'
‘Christian Weident specialises in German and Romanian law. His expertise in all aspects of Romanian commercial and labour law is extremely helpful when navigating cross-border transactions and other legal matters.’
‘Stalfort is the legal bridge between Germany and Romania. Its unique value is the knowledge of both German and Romanian law.’
‘Christian Weident not only speaks fluent Romanian and German but also understands the cultural context of both countries as well as the people. This knowledge, combined with the excellent knowledge of both the German and Romanian law makes him perfect for executing operations where both countries are involved.’
‘Stalfort specialises in predominantly EU customers that have specific requirements in setting up or conducting business in Romania. Thus the team has gathered in-depth knowledge on these topics and is able to advise accordingly.’
‘Each team member displays a very structured and thorough approach, is punctual and well organised with a very high level of intercultural understanding and language skills.’
‘Christian Weident and Lavinia Cioc-Scarlat are both highly skilled experts in their field.'
‘STALFORT was and is still our absolutely best and most competent partner in any legal issue. Every question, every problem, any other legal issue is treated with high priority, quick and prompt.'
Key clients
- Dalli Group
- Edeka
- Naturana
- TEDi
- Schaeffler
- Kraftanlagen Energy Services
- Diconium
- OQEMA
- Einhell
- GEZE
- DB Engineering & Consulting
- Westhouse Group
- MB Well Services
- The Commercial Counsellor of the Republic of Austria
- Österreich Werbung
- Goethe Institute
- Solenzara
- Bardenhagen
- purus
Work highlights
- Prepared and implemented collective dismissal and all other employment measures for dalli Group in view of the closure of the Romanian factory in several steps.
- Advised Edeka on the acquisition of a local IT company, including due diligence, advice on TUPE regulations, onboarding the employees, pre- and post-closing support
- Advises Kraftanlagen Energy Services on the participation of the Romanian trade union/ employee representatives in the context of a form-changing conversion into an SE (Societas Europaea) in Germany.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Weident